A VIEW FROM UMBRIA - LIFE IN ITALY BROUGHT ALIVE FROM AN UMBRIAN FARMHOUSE
The following articles are written by Rebecca Winke, an American living in a 16th century Italian farmhouse in Umbria. To quote her:
' ... maybe I would just jot down life in Italy as I see it from time to time and see where that gets me.'
The same family has worked this farm for more than eight generations, and some of the property has been converted into apartments offering get-away-from-it-all holidays just a few miles from the mediaeval city of Assisi. You'll find information on the Brigolante apartments here.
These pieces appeared first on the excellent SlowTrav site, indeed it was Pauline who convinced Rebecca to put pen to paper and publish her work under the heading 'Rebecca's View'. Many thanks to Pauline for readily agreeing to us reproducing them here.
Below you'll find links to the various articles*:
Common
myths and misconceptions regarding Italian culture fostered by guidebooks
Four
letter words - culture 'n cursing
Ode
to Italy - 10 years of living in Italy
Life
in Bedford Falls - Old World v New World
Oh,
what I gould give to be Canadian!
Pomp,
circumstance, and darn good canapés
Umbrian
women don't burn bras, they iron them
It's
all fun and games until someone loses an eye
Life
in Bedford Falls - Old World v New World, Part II
The
Umbrian Sagra Survival Guide
* It doesn't go without saying, so we'll say it: the opinions,
interpretations and observations are the authors' own, and do not necessarily
represent those of knowital.com/Ginestra Internet. Apart from the bit about
Alessandra Mussolini.
